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mods: Bashō's haiku selected poems by Matsuo Bashō Poems. Selections. English Matsuo, Bashō 1644-1694 creator author Barnhill, David Landis. text bibliography Translations. Translations into English. nyu 2004 monographic eng jpn print xiii, 331 pages ; 23 cm "Basho's Haiku offers the most comprehensive translation yet of the poetry of Japanese writer Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), who is credited with perfecting and popularizing the haiku form of poetry. One of the most widely read Japanese writers, both within his own country and worldwide, Basho is especially beloved by those who appreciate nature and those who practice Zen Buddhism. Born into the samurai class, Basho rejected that world after the death of his master and became a wandering poet and teacher. During his travels across Japan, he became a lay Zen monk and studied history and classical poetry. His poems contained a mystical quality and expressed universal themes through simple images from the natural world." "David Landis Barnhill's book strives for literal translations of Basho's work, arranged chronologically in order to show Basho's development as a writer. Avoiding wordy and explanatory translations, Barnhill captures the brevity and vitality of the original Japanese, letting the images suggest the depth of meaning involved. Barnhill also presents an overview of haiku poetry and analyzes the significance of nature in this literary form, while suggesting the importance of Basho to contemporary American literature and environmental thought."--Jacket. Selected chronology of the life of Matsuo Bashō -- Introduction: The Haiku poetry of Matsuo Bashō -- Translation of the Hokku -- Notes -- Major nature images in Bashō Hokku -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index to Bashō Hokku in translation -- Index to Bashō Hokku in Japanese -- Index of names. translated by annotated, and with an introduction by David Landis Barnhill. Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-285) and indexes. Haiku Translations into English J…